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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
How They Think.

New YORK, Sept. 15.-The Worlds rep
resentative at the Saratoga convention
yesterday obtained the sentiments of
nearly four hundred delegates as to the
candidacy of Mr.. Blaine for the presidency
in 1888, and found that about two-thirds OF
them were in favor of the nomination OF
the Maine statesman. The delegates ex-
pressed variety of opinions, and in
dulged in various estimates of the strength
of the Labor party, but were unanimous in
the belief that the power of the new party
is too great to be ignored. This also
seemed to be the general opinion with re-
gard to the Prohibition party, which all
admitted was very much stronger than
ever before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE Constitutional centennial celebra-
tion at Philadelphia closed with appropri-
ate exercises in Independence Square on
the 18th.
THOMAS H. YOUNG and wife, colored,
have sued the proprietor of the Ebbitt
House, Washington, for $500, charging
discrimination on account of color.
REAR ADMIRAL J. r. MADISON MULLA-
NEY, U. S. n, died on the 18th at Bryn
Mawr, Pa. aged seventy years. He had
been on the retired list since 1879.
Hon. JOSEPH CILLEY, tho oldest ex-
United States Senator and veteran Of
the war of 1912, died at Nottingham, N. H.,
on the 18th, in his ninety-sixth year.
MARK SKINNER. who, as president of the
Sanitary Commission, during the war of
the rebellion, distributed S., 100000 to sick
and wounded soldiers, died at Manches-
ter, VT, on the night of the 10th, aged
seven ty-four. He leaves an estate valued
at 81 100000.
PRINCE GEORGE, second son of the King
of Greece, is to serve three years in the
British navy.
Hon. GEORGE V. n. LoTHRoP, United
States Minister to st. Petersburg, has re-
turned to his post of duty, and has thus
return home.
l. L
Albert Victor, the Emperor and Empress
of Russia, the King of Greece and the
King and Queen of Denmark were present
at the conservation of the English Church
at Copenhagen on the 18th.
In the League baseball championship
race, at the close of the week ending the
18th. the Chicagos, while still holding Sec
ond place to Detroit, had fallen further
behind during the week, the percentage
showing 651 for Detroit to $50 for Chicago.
In the Association the st. Louis Browns
showed percentage of 741 against $50 for
Cincinnati, their nearest competitor.
CAPTAIN j. q. MULLETT, of the United
States revenue marine service, committed
suicide at San Francisco on the 18th by
shooting himself in the head. Continued
ill-health is supposed to have prompted
the deed.
The two hundred and fifty seventh an
niyersary of the settlement of Boston and
the centennial anniversary of the close of
the revolutionary war was observed at
that city on the 18th by raising flags on
all the public buildings, ringing of bells,
etc.
The LABEL Glass Works at Bridgeport,
O.,were burned on the evening of the 18th,
entailing a loss of $4,000; well insured.
-Four hundred people are thrown out of
work.
In wreck on the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
way, near Needles, Cal, on the 18th, up
wards of fifty persons were injured.
THE American party National conven-
ton at Philadelphia concluded its labors
on the 18th by the adoption of a platform
in which it appeals for restriction of inn
migration and naturalization, less taxa
tion and more public Improvement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
IMPORTANT DECISION.

Involving the Question of Taking Timber
from Public Lands by Railroad Corpora
tions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-United States
Attorney Hobson, of Colorado, has for
warded to the Commissioner of the Gen.
portant decision rendered by Hon. Moses
Hall, United States District Judge for the
District of Colorado, in the case of the
United States VS. the Denver g. Rio Grande
Railroad company; deciding as to the
right of said Company to cut timber from
public lands under the Granting act Of
June 8, 1878, and the General Right-of-
Way act of March 3, 1885. Conceding the
right Of said road under the
Granting act to procure timber
for construction and repairs from public
land adjacent to that portion of that road
completed prior to June 8, 1882, and under
the General Right Way act for con-
struction only from lands adjacent to
that portion of said road cons tructed sub
sequent to June 8, 1882, the judge rem
dered the first judicial decision that the
Land Office has been able to obtain as to
the meaning Of the words: ''from the
public lands adjacent to the line of said
road" as contained in the act mentioned.
The decision of the judge is that the
right to take timber from public lands
under said acts, extends laterally some
distance from the right of way, and to
such lands as may be reached by ordinary
! transportation, by wagons, and not other
wise. The timber must be used for the
construction of the road at or near the
placayhere delivered, and If carried by
the road to points distant from the place
of taking, the company are liable in tres
pass for the whole.
ua fnrtbar bald that the Governments
was bound to prove that the timber was
taken from public lands. and having es.
tablished that fact, the burden of proof as
to where and for what purpose the timber
was used is upon the railroad company.
In the absence of evidence to prove that
said timber was used in q place adjacent
to that from which it was taken, and for
the purpose authorized by law, the Govern
ment Is entitled to judgment. The amount
for which Judgment was rendered in these
two cases is 500, 237.12.
It is impossible to estimate the great
benefit that will accrue to the public from
this decision. Railroad corporations have
for years been despoiling the public of tho
most valuable timber in violation Of the
law, in utter disregard of the rights and
privileges Of the bona fide settlers and in
defiance of their protests.
The decision of Judge Hall is in exact
accord with the rules and regulations pre-
scribed by Commissioner Sparks, under
date of August o. 1886, and il is needless
to say that he will enforce them. It is
estimated that one million dollars are in
volved in cases of like character now
pending, and there is now scarcely doubt
h1t that the Government will secure
judgment for the full amount in every
case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
A Terrible Fate.

) NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16.--At an early
hour this morning, while the family of
Dominick Messina, who keeps a grocery
store on the corner of Dauphin and
English streets, We're asleep, an expio-
sion occurred in his store. The entire
building was soon on fire, and all escape
from the upper stories where the family
resided was cut Off. The firemen were
soon at the scene but they could do moth
ing. The entire family, consisting of
Messina, his wife and four children, per-
ished in the flames. The fire must have
been burning some time before tho explo-
sion, which was doubtless caused by the
igniting of some powder kept for sale.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
A Rip Strike.

amalgamated men-2, 500 in number-em-
ployed in the pudding, finishing and
steel departments of Jones g. Laughton's
mills, this city, quit work to-day on ac-
count of the refusal of the firm to advance
the wages of fourteen roll-turners to thrcs
dollars per day, the price paid for the
same work in other mills. The mol. IN
whose account the strike wassinauh grated
were making from $500 to $3.50 per day,
but the scale of the Amalgamated Associa.
tion of Iron and Steel Workers allows the
roli-turners three dollars per day, and this
price has never been paid them by the
trim, who still refuse to give the advance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
The following. called railroad

problem, is going the rounds: A
freight train one mile in length stopped
with the caboose just opposite the
depot. The conductor got orders to
move his train to the next station.
which was just five miles distant He
gave the engineer the order to move.
which the latter did while the con-
ductor walked over ahead on top OF the
cars and got there just as the engine
arrived at the next station, where lie
got off The question i, how far did
he walk; or. as he was walking during
the entire five miles, did he ride at allF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

-Dannie Sullivan, of Boston,
jumped on low shed to get ball the
other evening, and stumbled over two
electric light wires, thus completing
the circuit, and sending a tremendous
current of electricity through his lit
tie body. When found he was dead,
his clothing was burning, and the flesh
in contact with the wires was burned
to q crisp.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
Major Kincaid (who has ju

-MdJUT hiICdIu IWHU Hao Ju'
popped)- m not so very old, Miss
Daisy. King Solomon was over hun
dred, you know, when he married, and
I'm sure he made a good husband.
Miss Crozier-''Yes; but he had SO
many wives at a time that the-er-
care of him was nicely distributed,
don't you know It'd Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN writes the Logan
g. A. r. Post of st. Louis. that she can
not attend the National encampment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE New York State Republican con-
vention headed its ticket with Fred Grant
for Secretary of State
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE value of breadstuff exports from
the United States during August past was
S1S.3S2, "A against SIS, 116,SS1 in August,
1886
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE distillers' National convention at
Cincinnati appropriated ST 500 of the asso-
cations funds to fight prohibition in Ten
nessee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE beer and hop factory of a man
named Shadbolt in Warsaw, N. Y, was
discovered to be on fire on the 18th. An
alarm was given, but when the firemen
learned the nature of the fire they refused
to extinguish it. The building and con-
tents were consumed. Warsaw is tenn
Derance town,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

STOCKHOLDERS of the Northern Pacific
railroad met at New York on the 10Th and
elected directors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

LIEUTENANT-GovERN r. W. WATER
MAN took the oath of Office as Governor of
California on the 18th, the executive chair
having been made vacant by the death of
Governor Bartlett. Governor Waterman,
in his address, strongly denounced the
Communists and Socialists as being dam
gerous to American liberty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE British Parliament was prorogued
on the 10th after listening to the custom
airy Queens speech.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

For the eight months ended August 81,
101 railroads in the United States report
aggregate earnings of $196, 251, 225 against
$40, 70O, 0Ss, an increase of $25, ISL, 137.
Only five roads report decrease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

There is movement in France to
decla re thedav of Joan of Arcs en-
trance into Orleans u National hoi.
day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE Loyal Irish Union of Great Britain
has dissolved, because the members are
dissatisfied with the governments Irish
policy. Numbers of the late union have
Joined the Nationalists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

SECRETARY BAYARD, Minister Phelps
and Justice Field, of the Supreme Court,
are said to have been selected as the
American commissioners on the fishery
nuesfion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

CASEY, one of the men wounded during
the recent melee at Mitchellstown, Ire
land, has since died. Before death he
swore to a deposition Identifying the con-
stable who shot him,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

FREDERICK KOCH, aged sixteen years,
tried to sab his mother in New York on
the night of the 18th, while in fit of
drunken fury, and, when prevented from
injuring her. made an attempt to kill him.
cali
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

SECRETARY WHITNEY has invited the
members of the Senate and House naval
committees and number of other persons
interested in the subject to go down New
York bay ON the Dispatch to witness the
test of the dynamite gun on the Goth inst,
when an effort will be made to destroy a
schooner by dynamite shells.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

The obsequies of Governor Washington
Bartlett of California, who died in Office,
occurred in San Francisco on the 10th, his
remains being taken to Laurel Hill Gene
terry. He was given a state funeral, and
the occasion was in many respects the
most remarkable in the history Of the
Pacific coast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE United States Consul at Pictou, N.
S., has transmitted to the State Depart
ment the information that a dangerous
and contagious disease exists among
horses and sheep in Nova Scotia, and
threatens the whole of Canada, and may
spread through the United States. The
matter has been referred to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE Government of Texas and the State
Canvassing Board met on the 18th and
counted the vote cast at the late election,
which stood as follows: Total vote, $780,
300; for prohibition, 1873; against, OIL
627; majority against, 90, 354.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE Toronto (Ont.) Globes London cor
respondent cables reiteration of the
statement that, on behalf of Canada, the
Fishery Commission will request the free
exchange of natural products in return for
the fishery concessions to the United
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE funeral Of Casey, the second victim
of the recent ARRAY at Mitchellstown,
Ireland, took place on the 10th. Over 1000
persons, eight abreast, all wearing laurel
leaves, followed the remains to the grave.
Father O'Neill, of Cape Colony, has con-
tributed GOO to a fund for monument to
the victims.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

A REBELLION, which proved of short
duration, broke out in Manipore, India, re-
Gently. The rebels penetrated into the
Maharajah's palace, but were repulsed
with loss of nine killed and many
wounded. No further trouble is expected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THE Navy Department is informed that
Rear-Admiral Green, on August "a, at Leg
horn, Italy, in obedience to orders from
Secretary Whitney, relieved RearAdmiral
Franklin of the command of the European
squadron. The squadron then left for
Gibraltar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

THERE is considerable dissatisfaction
among the men in the navy over the
wretched quality of the tobacco furnished
them, and for which they are charged in
their pay account, and boycott has
been inaugurated, which will result in the
Government having the poor trash left on
its hands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

INDEPENDENCE Day was celebrated in
the City of Mexico on the 10th with
extraordinary enthusiasm. The city was
finely decorated and the illuminations at
night were magnificent. At eleven O'Clock
p. m. President Diaz made his appearance
in front of the National palace and re-
peated to the great crowd the historic
Declaration of Independence.
AT meeting of about one hundred
delegates to a conference of the Anti
George Socialistic party in New York, on
the night of the 18th, resolutions were
adopted in sympathy with the convicted
Anarchists of Chicago. The denunciations
of judges, jury, attorneys and police were
of the usual strain, save that in bitterness
they were more than usually fervid.
PRIVATE SECRETARY LAMONT telegraphed
Congressman McShane at Omaha, Neb., on
the 18th, that President Cleveland will visit
Omaha October II. Arrangements will at
once be made to give the President cor
dial reception. Several of his wife's rela-
tives reside there. Mrs. Cleveland is one
of the heirs of the Folsom estate which
has property in Omaha valued at $600, 000
THE Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company announces the promo
tion of A. Kimball, late vice-president and
general manager of the road, to the posi-
ton of assistant to President Cable; W. G.
Purdy, secretary and treasurer, has in
addition to these offices, been elected
yice-president of the company; E. st.
John, for many years identified with the
passenger department of the road, as
sumes the position of general manager.
and ]. F. Phillips, late cashier, has been
appointed assistant secretary and assist
ant treasurer.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-09
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

THE new oratoria of Ruth has won great
success in England.
CAMPANINI, the celebrated opera singer, is
making tour through the United States.
MISS LILLIAN OLCOTT will be seen in new
comedy by Sardou next year. 1t is said that
she is to pay $4,000 for it.
LUCIA is soon to sing in Vienna. Her voice
Is said to be good as ever, and her acting
has always been the best to be seen on the
operate stage.
CHURCH music in New York city, local
journal states, employs not far from 1000
organistS and vocalistS, whose annual salaries
amounu to at least $3.50, 900.
ONE of the scenes in THE Soggarth," the
new Irish play, will be glen by moonlight,
with real water effects, and a road down
which the hero rides horse at full speed.
JULIA GAYLORD, the opera singer, is going
to try the dramatic stage next season. En-
glish authors have written two new plays for
her. She will start in the British provinces
Mr.. SYDNEY RoSENFELD has completed a
three-act comedy, "a Doubtful Question"
and has arranged with the Lyceum Theatre,
New York, for its production at an early
date.
IT is said that GiIlettes dramatizatiou of
Haggards ''She," shortly to be produced
at NibloA, New York, will eclipse in spec
tacular effects anything seen of late years on
the stage.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-09
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

A GRAND ''sheepshearing" will be held at
Chicago in the spring.
A PROFESSORSHIP Of horticulture has been
founded at Cornell University.
THE official report numbers the sheep in
the United States at Is, 100000.
THE Texas cotton crop will probably be
1,244,OO0 bales-a little less than last year.
FIVE hundred and two of the students at
Ann Arbor University are sons of farmers.
THERE is to be a great Poultry Show at
Madison Square Garden New York, Deem
Der IA to 81.
WHEN the smo1estack of the Allentown
PENN Tread Mill is completed it will be 227
feet high, the loftiest in the United States
A VERA CRUZ paper estimates that the
storm of October Is and Is caused $40, 000,-
0J0 damage the Gulf coast of Mexico. The
injury to crops was very great.
MRS. MART HOLCOMBER, of Brady Island
Neb. cleaned out den of snakes on her
farm last week, killing forty of the reptiles
The only weapon she used was stout club.
THERE are in the metropolitan district of
London, twenty two cemeteries, with total
area OF 1000 acres, and it is estimated that
the LAND so utilized represents a capital of
81, 25O, 900.
THE largest Swedish Lutheran Church in
America is the one just completed at Mime
6polis It will accommodate 5000 persons
Evangelist Moody has been asked to preach
at its opening.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-09
A Museum of Religion.

Parisians who. in these latter days, at
least, are not remarkable for the depth
or fervor of their religious feelings, arc
about to have a museum of religions.
The founder of this remarkable and in
teresting institution is a NJ. Guimet.
The building is in the Greco- Roman
style of Architecture, and with its pill
Jared porticoes, its rotundo, its columns,
and its caryatides, looks like an ancient
temple. 1t is situated near the Trocadcro,
at cornor of the Avenue d'Jena. The
edifice has been constructed after designs
which were taken from the last mosaics
discovered at Pompeii. The religions
of Greece and Rome arc most strongly
represented, and in the northern gallery
is an atrium which is to contain the
altar Of a pagan divinity copied from an
original model In the lateral galleries
will be exhibited objects appertaining
to the religions of Egypt, India and
China. In a garden attached to the
building there is to be placed large
conservatory and a pond containing
plants consecrated to religious uses. 1t
is stated that the museum will be opened
to the public in few weeks. - London
Telegraph.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-09
THE POSTOFFICES.
Annual Report Of the First Assist
ant POstmaste r-GeneraI.


The annual report of First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson shows that the
number of post offices established during
the past fiscal year was sos, q decrease of
439 as compared with the number established
the previous year, and that the number of
offices discontinued was 1909 an increase
of $50 over the number discontinued dur
The increase in the whole number of Post
previous year. having been only l ,543 as
compared with , ,362 or the year ended June
50. 1886.
The whole number of postOffices in opera
ton on June 80, 1887, was %, 157. Appoint
ments of Postmasters were made during the
year. as follows: On designations and
commissions expired, 6,S63; on removals
and suspensions, 1854; on deaths of Post
masters $50; on establishment of new offices,
3,043: total number of appointments made
during the year, 13,079-a net decrease of
900 as compared with last year.
As a result of the annual adjustment of
Postmasters' salaries, which took effect
July l. 1887, % offices of the third
class were reduced to the fourth class,
and = Offices of the fourth class
Presidential offices in operation at the begin
ming of the present fiscal year, an increase of
81 over the number reported the previous
year.
The number of money order Offices in
operation June 80, 1887, was z, 745, an in
crease of 4S1 over the number reported the
previous year. The largest increase In any
State during the fiscal year was sixty-fou in
Kansas.